The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1887-01-07
BRIEF JoTTINcs.

The lavatory at the Falmouth Hotel is be-
ing handsomely frescoed.
A tower is being erected on the tide grist
mill at Stroudwater for wind wheel
Mrs. Edward Gould, who fell short time
ago and fractured two ribs, is doing WELL
Much milder yesterday with snow, but a
cold wave from Dakota is predicted for to-
day.
The Portland Mechanic Blues will give a
masquerade ball at City Hall on the 21st of
February.
1t is expected that the police telegraph
system will be in operation in this city by
the first of March.
The Cumberland Bar Association and
Greenleaf Law Library hold their annual
meetings January 25th.
Yesterday was the festival of the Epiphany
and appropriate services were held at the
Catholic and Episcopal churches.
The ice in the upper harbor had disap-
peared yesterday but Diamond Island roads
and the Back Bay are still frozen over.
The anniversary celebration of Thatcher
Relief Corps, which was to have taken
place last night, was postponed until some
night next week.
Mr.. Isaac c. Atkinson, manager of B. A.
Atkinson d. Co., has presented the operator
of the table at the telephone exchange
with an elegant easy-chair.
Yesterday afternoon Rev. Thomas Hill,
ID. d., gave an able address at the Portland
Business College Subjective learn by
doing and do by learning"
The annual meeting and dinner of the
Bowdoin Alumni Association of Portland
and vicinity will be held at the Falmouth
Hotel, Friday evening, Jan. 14th.
The French clock presented Mr.. Frank l..
Gray, by the people at Grays Business Col
lege, VIII be on exhibition at A. NJ. Went
worth's jewelry store, on Congress street. to-
day.
The Conant Geneal0gy which has for sew
eral years past been in preparation by Fred
erick 0dell Conant of this city, is nearly
ready for the press. 1t contains much new
information.
The British ship British Empire, from
Hiogo, Japan, is due at this port with a
cargo of rags for S. d. Warren & Co., of
Cumberland Mills. The vessel sailed on the
30th of last July.
f. o. Bailey & Co., sold seventy shares of
the Rumford Falls and Buckfeld Branch
railroad yesterday at auction for S1O.25 per
share, to Hon. b. d. Verrill The bidding
was quite animated.
The executive committee of the Woman's
Auxiliary to the Young Mems Christian AS
ISOLATION will hold its regular monthly meet
ing at the association rooms this afternoon
at O'Clock. A full attendance is desired.
Mrs. Beilows's last lecture, delivered at
Mrs. CaswelPs school was upon Wordsworth
and Coleridge, and was listened to by large
and interested audience. The next lecture
will be on Byron, Shelley and Keats.
The class of 81 p. II. s. will hold their an.
nual reunion Tuesday evening, Jan. 18th, al
The Falmouth Hotel. Mr.. Martins supper
and the programme that the committee have
prepared, guarantee good time for every
one.
just as the audience was leaving the Port.
land Theatre last night, big snow slide
from the roof of Clapp's Block set the 'crowd
scampering in all directions and broke the
electric light in front of Somers' hat store
%NUDVNJ woo uuIb uOM6NeIt
On Jan. Goth Longfelluw Lodge No. 43
K. of r., win celebrate their anniversary
and arrangements have been made for a first
class entertainment in the way Of music and
recitations, followed by dance. The pro
gramme will be announced later.
A double sleigh, containing a man and two
women, was turning from Green into Port
land street last evening, when the runner Of
the sleigh caught in the railroad track, up
setting the sleigh, and throwing out the oc
cupants who escaped with severe bruises.
Rev. j. w. Bashford, PHI d., will conduct
the Bible class for the study of the inter
national Sunday School lessons at the Y. NJ
G. A. rooms this afternoon at 4.3O o'clock
Subject-"Sin and Death" Gen. 8; 1-6, II.
10. All interested in Bible study are cordial
ly invited to attend.
One hundred people from different points
on the Maine Central Railroad enjoyed the
fun at Burnham's toboggan slide last eve
ming and it is probable the excursion will be
repeated next week. In addition to the ex.
cursion there was a large Portland party
present last night.
Six of the twelve locomotives to be built
by the Portland Company for the Boston &
Maine railroad are for passenger service
and will be ready for the summer travel
The remainder are freight engines. Besides
this order, the Portland Company is doing a
large amount of work and their shops are a
busy place.
Captain Francis of the schooner Lincoln,
lying at Widgery's wharf, narrowly escaped
serious injury one night this week. He at.
tempted to step from the vessel to the wharf,
but missed his footing and fell He struck
on the rail and from there fell into the dock,
being severely bruised but escaping without
further injury.
Mr.. II. c. Haskell, clerk at the Deering
Tea Store, was thrown out of a delivery
wagon by the sudden starting of the horse
while waiting in front Of the store door. He
fell on his head and shoulders, tanning him
considerably and it will probably be several
days before he will be able to resume his
usual duties
The rector of the Holy College at Rome
presented the Pope lately with 1,O43 frames.
contributed by the Diocese of Portland for
the Pope's schools in the East. The HOLY
Father directed the very reverend rector to
write to the Bishop of Portland, and to con.
vey to the contributors the blessing of the
Pontiff and his deep sense of satisfaction.